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i'm not in love with david petraeus. >> he is quite a physical specimen. he really loves to work out. >> at the agency they called him genetic mutant. this project started as my dissertation. i was working with general petraeus virtually, doing interviews via e-mail. i'm not a spokesperson for him. if showing a role model to other people in the world or other readers is a repugnant thing, i'm sorry, but i think the values he upholds and tries to instill in his organizations are valuable and worth pointing out. >> that was paula broadwell then. she has not spoken subsequently. as we said, the timeline of the scandal, who got notified and when, is now under the microscope. cnn intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly has more on that. >> reporter: according to a friend of petraeus, the affair began in november last year, two months after the retired general took the helm at the cia. that same friend also reports that meetings between the two were infrequent, but at some point, petraeus and broadwell began communicating via personal e-mail accounts. e-mails t
i'm not in love with david petraeus. >> he is quite a physical specimen. he really loves to work out. >> at the agency they called him genetic mutant. this project started as my dissertation. i was working with general petraeus virtually, doing interviews via e-mail. i'm not a spokesperson for him. if showing a role model to other people in the world or other readers is a repugnant thing, i'm sorry, but i think the values he upholds and tries to instill in his organizations are...
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of general david petraeus." the revelation about the affair is bringing new interest in all the interviews broadwell did to promote the book and what she said about petraeus at that time. take a look. >> he at the end of the day is a human, and is challenged by the burdens of command and has mastered wearing the mask of command, if you will. so he has this mask of command, you think he's really confident, but i got to see a more personal side. i'm not in love with david petraeus. >> he is quite a physical specimen. >> he really loves to work out. >> at the agency they called him genetic mutant. >> this project started as my dissertation. i was working with general petraeus virtually, doing interviews via e-mail. >> i'm not a spokesperson for him. if showing a role model to other people in the world or other readers is a repugnant thing, i'm sorry, but i think the values he upholds and tries to instill in his organizations are valuable and worth pointing out. >> that was paula broadwell then. she has not spoken s
of general david petraeus." the revelation about the affair is bringing new interest in all the interviews broadwell did to promote the book and what she said about petraeus at that time. take a look. >> he at the end of the day is a human, and is challenged by the burdens of command and has mastered wearing the mask of command, if you will. so he has this mask of command, you think he's really confident, but i got to see a more personal side. i'm not in love with david petraeus....
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problems with david petraeus' record. those are the fact that he manipulated the white house into escalating afghanistan, he ran a campaign in iraq that was brutally savage, included arming, the worst of the worst. shiite death squads, sunni militiamen and go back to the training that also had problems. to me, the questions of honor and integrity, i was raising those earlier. a number of other journalists covering petraeus were raising those concerns. you might not get that from someone at barbara starr at cnn who is essentially a spokesperson for the pentagon in many ways. so i think i just want to step back and have my piece because even the way the scandal is being covered is so different than how usual sex scandals are being covered where they hammer the guy. now everyone is saying oh, my god, he just went to the cia, how could he be, you know, he was susceptible to being seduced by this woman. give me a break. he has all his allies coming out to defend him where paula broadwell is there yet again, where are her prote
problems with david petraeus' record. those are the fact that he manipulated the white house into escalating afghanistan, he ran a campaign in iraq that was brutally savage, included arming, the worst of the worst. shiite death squads, sunni militiamen and go back to the training that also had problems. to me, the questions of honor and integrity, i was raising those earlier. a number of other journalists covering petraeus were raising those concerns. you might not get that from someone at...
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is the source of all of her information david petraeus? given her extraordinary access to the former director of the cia, it would have been a reasonable assumption. but, again, her access to him was not in any way in an official capacity. though she did tell me she was working with the general on writing a second book. a senior intelligence official says the claims are categorically not true, nobody was ever held at the annex before, during or after the attacks. but with something like this, ted, the damage is really done just by the nature of her putting information out there. >> what more do we know about his relationship with her, with paula broadwell? >> well, as we heard a little bit earlier, the general has been reaching out to friends over the weekend, and even today, telling them that the relationship began a couple of months after he started as director of the cia, but it lasted up until four months ago. we also know that the two were seen together about a month ago. what we don't know is if there was any conversation about the p
is the source of all of her information david petraeus? given her extraordinary access to the former director of the cia, it would have been a reasonable assumption. but, again, her access to him was not in any way in an official capacity. though she did tell me she was working with the general on writing a second book. a senior intelligence official says the claims are categorically not true, nobody was ever held at the annex before, during or after the attacks. but with something like this,...
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that was david petraeus. now, the country is going to lose from this and i'm sure somebody can take his place, but i don't see anybody on the horizon who has the same level of intellect, dedication, experience and contacts all over the world. when an issue would arise, general petraeus, director petraeus, he was flying there. he was meeting with people in countries all over the world. setting up relationships, making things happen. and really only somebody with his ek appearance, both in the military and diplomatic circles can make that happen. this is a real loss to the country, the cia. >> is our country less safe? >> well, you know, going to lose the best man for the job, but america's adaptable. put it this way, we -- anytime you lose david petraeus, the country is not as safe as it could be. >> thank you very much. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> and "outfront" next, why are half a million people still without power tonight? nearly two weeks after that superstorm? plus, president obama and john b
that was david petraeus. now, the country is going to lose from this and i'm sure somebody can take his place, but i don't see anybody on the horizon who has the same level of intellect, dedication, experience and contacts all over the world. when an issue would arise, general petraeus, director petraeus, he was flying there. he was meeting with people in countries all over the world. setting up relationships, making things happen. and really only somebody with his ek appearance, both in the...
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david petraeus is just the latest. but there is always that lingering question, especially in this age of nonstop news and sports, social media, why, why take the risk. take a look at this from martin savidge. >> politics and sex scandals are nothing new in the u.s. in fact, they date back to our country's beginning. >> of course, look, if we wanted to see what our founding fathers' behavior was like in philadelphia in 1776, may not like all of the answers. >> more recently, president john f. kennedy's affairs were notorious. lyndon johnson was such a man with the ladies that he allegedly had a buzzer installed in his congressional office to alert him when lady bird johnson was on the way. journalists never reported on such things back in the day. but that eventually changed. so did technology. and recently it is the digital footprint of dalliances that have led to some spectacular falls. remember congressman anthony weiner? he tweeted a photo of his privates. the story broke, he denied it, claiming his twitter account
david petraeus is just the latest. but there is always that lingering question, especially in this age of nonstop news and sports, social media, why, why take the risk. take a look at this from martin savidge. >> politics and sex scandals are nothing new in the u.s. in fact, they date back to our country's beginning. >> of course, look, if we wanted to see what our founding fathers' behavior was like in philadelphia in 1776, may not like all of the answers. >> more recently,...
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one final point about david petraeus's performance as cia director. that's something i know about. >> 14 months director as cia. >> director in afghanistan and before that as centcom commander. he brought a different style to the cia than leon panetta. he was hard at work, bringing enormous strategic sense to understanding dangerous parts of the world. the cia is a big, positive contributor to the intelligence community which operates a lot better since we reformed it in 2004 and created a joint command across 16 agencies. the cia is indispensable in the effort to prevent terror attacks on our country. >> you once said, quoting you, i live and breathe security 24/7, if they come and ask you to be director of the cia, you will have that opportunity to live and breathe security 24/7. >> i live and breathe at the wilson center, and as the external board if his successor keeps me on. i think it is a critical time for our country. we need to talk about organizing the opposition in syria which if it happens will be a great contribution of secretary of state
one final point about david petraeus's performance as cia director. that's something i know about. >> 14 months director as cia. >> director in afghanistan and before that as centcom commander. he brought a different style to the cia than leon panetta. he was hard at work, bringing enormous strategic sense to understanding dangerous parts of the world. the cia is a big, positive contributor to the intelligence community which operates a lot better since we reformed it in 2004 and...
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i called david petraeus, and i talked to the director twice. this is very hard stuff. >> later this hour we're going to talk with author william doyle who interviewed petraeus for his book on the iraq war. >>> she co-authored a book about general david petraeus entitled "all in." now paula broadwell has authored a much different story, one that has very much to do with the fall of a great american leader. here is a closer look at the woman behind the story. from this point on she will be linked to the fall of one of america's highest regarded military leaders. who is she? she's an honors graduate of west point, a retired army reserve major who lived, worked in, or traveled to over 60 countries in 15 years of military service. paula broadwell is an author who has written about counter insurgency, transformational leadership, and women in defense. she joined me as a guest earlier this year to discuss afghan military attacks on nato soldie soldiers. i asked her if all nato troops had to be concerned with having targets on their backs. >> i think t
i called david petraeus, and i talked to the director twice. this is very hard stuff. >> later this hour we're going to talk with author william doyle who interviewed petraeus for his book on the iraq war. >>> she co-authored a book about general david petraeus entitled "all in." now paula broadwell has authored a much different story, one that has very much to do with the fall of a great american leader. here is a closer look at the woman behind the story. from this...
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the woman behind the resignation of general david petraeus. tonight, there are growing questions about the 40-year-old biographer of general petraeus. cnn has learned the affair started two months after petraeus took over the cia, back in september of 2011 and ended about four months ago. "outfront" tonight, chris lawrence on who she is, the woman at the heart of this investigation. >> holly petraeus and broadwell were separated by just five seats at david petraeus' confirmation hearing to become cia director. the affair wouldn't begin for another couple of months, but the attraction was there. a long time friend of petraeus says years in the war zone had left him isolated. petraeus didn't have anyone on his level he could talk to candidly, so when paula broadwell came along, quote, he enjoyed her company. she was an attractive gal and they had things in common. but the friend tells cnn, after the affair destroyed petraeus' career, he reflected on the relationship. and he came to realize broadwell may have been obsessed, and perhaps felt she w
the woman behind the resignation of general david petraeus. tonight, there are growing questions about the 40-year-old biographer of general petraeus. cnn has learned the affair started two months after petraeus took over the cia, back in september of 2011 and ended about four months ago. "outfront" tonight, chris lawrence on who she is, the woman at the heart of this investigation. >> holly petraeus and broadwell were separated by just five seats at david petraeus' confirmation...
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david petraeus. what did you think when she told you she was writing a second book about him? >> well, we spoke at the security forum on the summer and she's very open about talking about her relationship with general petraeus in terms of the access that she had. the first book she had written and very much looking forward to writing the second book, which would be a larger story about his legacy. and we know from people who have worked closely with him in the past, that his legacy was something very important to him. >> and what do you know do you know about david petraeus' relationship with jill kelley, the woman who in a sense started all this because of what had been called harassing e-mails. >> a really interesting twist. the nature of that relationship appears to be a family friend. a government source says that kelley has been known to be on the washington social circuit. it's possible they had socialized here, but source say friends are describing her as feeling like she's an innocent victim
david petraeus. what did you think when she told you she was writing a second book about him? >> well, we spoke at the security forum on the summer and she's very open about talking about her relationship with general petraeus in terms of the access that she had. the first book she had written and very much looking forward to writing the second book, which would be a larger story about his legacy. and we know from people who have worked closely with him in the past, that his legacy was...
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that led them to david petraeus. at some point, they become worried was the cia director compromised. they realize it's an affair, but to your point, the director of the cia has access to the name of every person in the intelligence community. every operative around the world. more access than the secretary and to the president. i mean, it would seem of all people in the world if you're worried about the security of the cia director, that's something you would share. if not just with congress, but with the president, right? >> that's certainly makes sense from common sense point of view. at the same time, we have to look at the history of the fbi, when the fbi was probing into the private affairs of public officials and under the hoover administration, used them to blackmail extort pressure people to do the bidding of the fbi. we don't want to return to those days, so i think we have to be very careful and clearly, the fbi was trying to find the right line here and not use what may have been an affair that had nothin
that led them to david petraeus. at some point, they become worried was the cia director compromised. they realize it's an affair, but to your point, the director of the cia has access to the name of every person in the intelligence community. every operative around the world. more access than the secretary and to the president. i mean, it would seem of all people in the world if you're worried about the security of the cia director, that's something you would share. if not just with congress,...
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so was general david petraeus. jill kelley worked as sort of a social liaison with a lot of the commanders there. in fact, she's been -- won awards for her work with some of the military families, and the military down there. now, paula broadwell started e-mailing jill kelley. and from what we know, some of those e-mails basically took the tone of, you know, stay away from david petraeus, sort of, i know sort of your relationship with some of these other generals, it's inappropriate. at the time it didn't make sense. because what we've been told is, david petraeus and jill kelley are family friends. that david petraeus and his wife holly have spent time with jill kelley and her husband. that there was no romantic involvement between petraeus and kelley. but apparently, broadwell may have thought so. and so, started this whole e-mail chain because of what she may have believed, which now has spiraled to include not only petraeus, but general john allen. i know that's a lot. but it is hard to sort of piece all of thi
so was general david petraeus. jill kelley worked as sort of a social liaison with a lot of the commanders there. in fact, she's been -- won awards for her work with some of the military families, and the military down there. now, paula broadwell started e-mailing jill kelley. and from what we know, some of those e-mails basically took the tone of, you know, stay away from david petraeus, sort of, i know sort of your relationship with some of these other generals, it's inappropriate. at the...
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first up, an extra marital affair has ended the career of cia director general david petraeus. he admitted the affair in his resignation letter. after being married for over 37 years, i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extra marital affair. such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. michael morell will step in as acting director and he has been deputy director since may of 2010. more on this later in the hour. >>> turning to the economy now. with just 52 days to reach a deal, president obama is set to meet with congressional leaders to discuss the so-called fiscal cliff. both the president and house speaker boehner said they are open to compromise, but tax hikes on the rich are a sticking point. >>> number three, the teen girl shot in the head by the taliban for trying to go to school in pakistan is now walking and reading and writing and smiling. this is new video of malali youssufzai. she received international support and thousands of get-well cards. today marks one month since the attack. >>> people wh
first up, an extra marital affair has ended the career of cia director general david petraeus. he admitted the affair in his resignation letter. after being married for over 37 years, i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extra marital affair. such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. michael morell will step in as acting director and he has been deputy director since may of 2010. more on this later in the hour. >>>...
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i mean, i think david is exactly right. you're going to see david petraeus. he's going to pick himself up and take the rear-view mirrors off, right? and will be back in public life. but like any military campaign, he's got to sort of work his way through it. he'll deal with the family first and then have to do the inevitable first interviews and first public appearances and chart the way forward and as a nation we want him to do that. he needs to be part of the public policy debate. he's smart. an extraordinary public servant. made a mistake. we want him to find the way back in to public life because we need smart voices like his. i say death by a thousand cuts because literally every hour we learn one more fact. who knew at the when you say and when they knew. we find out that the general did admonish broadwell to not send the harassing e-mails and because the facts come out a little bit at a time, they dribble out, it keeps this -- breathes oxygen in to a story that otherwise we all ought to be kind of tired of at this point. >> you heard tom ricks, tom, th
i mean, i think david is exactly right. you're going to see david petraeus. he's going to pick himself up and take the rear-view mirrors off, right? and will be back in public life. but like any military campaign, he's got to sort of work his way through it. he'll deal with the family first and then have to do the inevitable first interviews and first public appearances and chart the way forward and as a nation we want him to do that. he needs to be part of the public policy debate. he's smart....
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david petraeus, the highly decorated u.s. army general who's run the central intelligence agency for the last 14 months has suddenly resigned citing an extramarital affair. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is joining us now with more. chris, you have more details. what can you tell our viewers? >> wolf, we can tell you that david petraeus sent this letter to the rest of the cia this afternoon admitting that he had an affair and telling the cia that he had gone to the white house yesterday and asked president obama to accept his resignation. we're also told that president obama was initially opposed to accepting that resignation. but david petraeus felt it was a matter of honor. we're also told that the fbi had been alerted to this and was looking into this issue in the small picture it means david petraeus will not testify next week in many of those committees on the situation in benghazi and what happened. it means that his number two will now take over the cia on an interim basis. and it really throws the president
david petraeus, the highly decorated u.s. army general who's run the central intelligence agency for the last 14 months has suddenly resigned citing an extramarital affair. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is joining us now with more. chris, you have more details. what can you tell our viewers? >> wolf, we can tell you that david petraeus sent this letter to the rest of the cia this afternoon admitting that he had an affair and telling the cia that he had gone to the white house...
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and supposedly they did not come from david petraeus. but does that mean the general is in the clear? are they also investigating him? >> well, that's what they don't know at this point, if she has had contact with other people. at the time that general petraeus was in the military and commander in afghanistan and the time that she was working on the book, he is not the only person that she's in contact with on a daily basis. she was residing in and working out of nato headquarters in afghanistan and would be around his aides and other people all the time. and the general himself would have an entourage of people continuously with him night and day. so, they wouldn't have been restricted to having just alone time with each other. so we don't know who would have provided the additional material. there's been no indication to date that general or director -- excuse me, or director petraeus ever gave her classified materi material. the original fbi investigation was winding down, saying that it appeared that he had not. >> okay. i have to a
and supposedly they did not come from david petraeus. but does that mean the general is in the clear? are they also investigating him? >> well, that's what they don't know at this point, if she has had contact with other people. at the time that general petraeus was in the military and commander in afghanistan and the time that she was working on the book, he is not the only person that she's in contact with on a daily basis. she was residing in and working out of nato headquarters in...
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we have new information on the david petraeus resignation. the highly dedicated army colonel quit after announcing he had an extramarital affair. it's an fbi affair that's sounding alarms. the fbi was investigating some suspicious e-mails and found some e-mails between paula broadwell and david petraeus. broadwell is the woman who wrote his biography. the fbi looks to see whether his communications had been compromised, and they said they had not been. now, petraeus was interviewed by the fbi, but it's not clear if broadwell has been questioned and if she will be. a u.s. official said petraeus was never a target of an investigation and that a tip about an affair led to that probe. now, general petraeus was scheduled to testify next week about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. now what happens now that he's gone? suzanne kelly is in washington with that part of this big story. >> susan, as washington reels from the announcement not only that david petraeus is stepping down from the post, but also from the admission he was having an ex
we have new information on the david petraeus resignation. the highly dedicated army colonel quit after announcing he had an extramarital affair. it's an fbi affair that's sounding alarms. the fbi was investigating some suspicious e-mails and found some e-mails between paula broadwell and david petraeus. broadwell is the woman who wrote his biography. the fbi looks to see whether his communications had been compromised, and they said they had not been. now, petraeus was interviewed by the fbi,...
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would know all the same information that david petraeus knows. but the question on the table, carol, is whether that's going to be politically enough for congress. are they so irritated about this entire matter that they will subpoena petraeus in the weeks ahead and compel him to come testify about what he knows about the benghazi attacks? >> barbara starr reporting live for us at the pentagon this morning. this affair is baffling on so many levels. how could a man with such a pristine reputation show such awful judgment? and how could this woman have such unprecedented access? the answer may be as simple as one slippery step at a time. listen to these comments from general petraeus's mistress, ms. broadwell. they sure have a different meaning than when she first said them to cnn back in february. >> at some point i think he realized i was taking this research very seriously. i was sharing hardship with the troops and risk and so forth and decided to open up a little bit more access. but we had a relationship before i went there as far as this di
would know all the same information that david petraeus knows. but the question on the table, carol, is whether that's going to be politically enough for congress. are they so irritated about this entire matter that they will subpoena petraeus in the weeks ahead and compel him to come testify about what he knows about the benghazi attacks? >> barbara starr reporting live for us at the pentagon this morning. this affair is baffling on so many levels. how could a man with such a pristine...
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>> i think there's a broad consensus that david petraeus's instincts are sound. he believed rightly that by virtue of being head of the ci achlt, when you put yourself in a position it's a serious matter and it's precisely what happened and made ex be ten sif use of a personal gmail account and including hackers by foreign states and a resignation was fully warranted. despite the fact, that again, david petraeus, a figure widely celebrated as a very impressive leader, this is a very sad story but i don't think we can begrudge him, this decision. >> let's talk about this goal of bipartisanship in washington, especially as it relates to the fiscal cliff. the house speaker vowing to find some common ground. earlier i spoke to george mitchell about how hopeful he is about their vow and he thinks that, you know, officials -- well, there's reason to believe that everyone should be hopeful. this is what he had to say. >> making it personal makes a difference. you know, you tend in any area of human activity to work better with people you know, like, and respect. i think
>> i think there's a broad consensus that david petraeus's instincts are sound. he believed rightly that by virtue of being head of the ci achlt, when you put yourself in a position it's a serious matter and it's precisely what happened and made ex be ten sif use of a personal gmail account and including hackers by foreign states and a resignation was fully warranted. despite the fact, that again, david petraeus, a figure widely celebrated as a very impressive leader, this is a very sad...
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the david petraeus scandal and the fiscal cliff. jessica yellin was in the east room for the president's news conference, tell our viewers what unfolded. >> it was a relaxed, confident president obama who showed up today, but talk of his second term agenda was quickly overtaken by talk of cia controversies, tax negotiations, and the fierce defense of one of his own. >> reporter: out of the gate, he was asked about the scandal involving david petraeus. >> he had an extraordinary career. he served his country with great distinction. >> he said he has seen no evidence petraeus' actions compromised national security and would not fault the fbi for failing to tell him they've been investigating his intelligence chief for months. >> they have their own protoc s protocols. >> had we been told, then you would sitting here asking a question about why were you interfering in a criminal information. >> reporter: and the president defended susan rice, after republican senators take issue with the comments that rice made on the sunday morning sh
the david petraeus scandal and the fiscal cliff. jessica yellin was in the east room for the president's news conference, tell our viewers what unfolded. >> it was a relaxed, confident president obama who showed up today, but talk of his second term agenda was quickly overtaken by talk of cia controversies, tax negotiations, and the fierce defense of one of his own. >> reporter: out of the gate, he was asked about the scandal involving david petraeus. >> he had an...
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. >>> and david petraeus on the hot seat. the now ex-cia chief heads to capitol hill this morning with members of congress demanding answers. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start" everyone. happy friday. glad to see you. i'm john berman. >> nice to see you. i'm zonaida sambolin. >>> the i realsraelis pounding targets while palestinian militants continue to launch rockets into israel. israel calls up reservists in preparation for war. >> ben joins us by phone this morning. egypt's prime minister paid a visit to gaza. somehow that going so far? >> well, it was originally planned it would be a three-hour cease fire while the egyptian prime minister was making this visit to gaza. according to our sources, it doesn't appear either side significantly reduced their level of military activity in gaza. certainly before the sun came up there was an intense air attack on gaza itself. it may have been lessened somewhat in the morning while the prime minister was touring gaza. but after he's gone, it's expected to get back to the sam
. >>> and david petraeus on the hot seat. the now ex-cia chief heads to capitol hill this morning with members of congress demanding answers. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start" everyone. happy friday. glad to see you. i'm john berman. >> nice to see you. i'm zonaida sambolin. >>> the i realsraelis pounding targets while palestinian militants continue to launch rockets into israel. israel calls up reservists in preparation for war. >> ben...
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cia david petraeus has been cheating on his wife. we have the details who may be the center of it all. her name is linda broadwell. she has spent a year in afghanistan with petraeus. here is a picture from their website. right now the cia is investigating a tip that she is the other woman. she is the woman named in that fbi tape. petraeus has not admitted an affair directly with her. but he said, yesterday afternoon, i went to the white house and asked the president to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position as d/cia. after being married for over 37 years, i showed extreme poorly judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. this afternoon, the president graciously accepted my resignation. author of "the secrets skreof t fbi," and suzanne kelly. let's start with suzanne kelly. this is a massive blow, really, to everybody in the white house, to general petraeus, to his wife and to the country. the country has lost
cia david petraeus has been cheating on his wife. we have the details who may be the center of it all. her name is linda broadwell. she has spent a year in afghanistan with petraeus. here is a picture from their website. right now the cia is investigating a tip that she is the other woman. she is the woman named in that fbi tape. petraeus has not admitted an affair directly with her. but he said, yesterday afternoon, i went to the white house and asked the president to be allowed, for personal...
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we get more on general petraeus and his year from chris lawrence. >> david petraeus sent this letter on friday admitting that he had an affair and telling the staff that he had gone to the white house on thursday and asked president obama to accept his resignation. on friday, during a phone call, the white house says the president did accept petraeus' resignation, throwing his national security team into flux just days after the election. by the same david petraeus got his first taste of real combat, he was a 50-year-old major general. he commanded the 101st airborne. it was in iraq when he asked a reporter tell me how this ends. he got the nickname king david used by supporters and to those that labelled him a celebrity general. in swechb, president bush appointed petraeus to lead all troops in iraq. he rewrote the field manual and his ideas became known as the p petraeus doctrine. obama tapped general petraeus as the man to save the afghan war effort. >> it has again been the greatest of honors to serve here. >> because of his name recognition among the american people, he was surr
we get more on general petraeus and his year from chris lawrence. >> david petraeus sent this letter on friday admitting that he had an affair and telling the staff that he had gone to the white house on thursday and asked president obama to accept his resignation. on friday, during a phone call, the white house says the president did accept petraeus' resignation, throwing his national security team into flux just days after the election. by the same david petraeus got his first taste of...
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the fallout over the david petraeus scandal continues to grow this morning. key members of congress. they want to know why they weren't in the loop while the fbi investigated the cia director's affair. we'll talk about that coming upj ? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios .take the steps to reach yours, teveryowith usgoals. with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you. every step of the way.
the fallout over the david petraeus scandal continues to grow this morning. key members of congress. they want to know why they weren't in the loop while the fbi investigated the cia director's affair. we'll talk about that coming upj ? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise...
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david petraeus for decades likes to control the circumstances around him. clearly this was a character lapse in which he slipped out of control of his circumstances. this is a way he could bring it back. he could limit the damage, not have the washington drip-drip of stories every day, try and do everything he could not to humiliate his wife any further, cause any further embarrassment to his grown children, one who is an afghanistan veteran. this, i think, is classic petraeus trying to control what is going on around him. >> on november 25th, a writer for the daily beast website listing general petraeus' rules for life. number 5, we will all make mistakes. the key is to recognize them and admit them, to learn from them and take off the rearview mirrors, drive on and avoid making them again. quite extraordinary given that was just written a few days ago. thank you very much, indeed. a man who worked closely with general petraeus in iraq, mr. brenner talks about the shocking revel >>> with each hour, we 1. wow, that is mmm... it's so mmm you might not believ
david petraeus for decades likes to control the circumstances around him. clearly this was a character lapse in which he slipped out of control of his circumstances. this is a way he could bring it back. he could limit the damage, not have the washington drip-drip of stories every day, try and do everything he could not to humiliate his wife any further, cause any further embarrassment to his grown children, one who is an afghanistan veteran. this, i think, is classic petraeus trying to control...
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>> you all know who general david petraeus is. he loses his job, his career, his reputation, all over an affair. guys, let that be a lesson to you. if the cia director who has access to phony passports, elaborate disguises, has safehouses all over the world, if he can't keep an affair secret, you're screwed, okay? you don't have a chance. you don't have a chance. oh! man! >>> good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. 9:00 on the east coast, 6:00 a.m. now on the west coast. thanks for starting your day with us. we're starting with the shocking revelation from the now former cia director, general david petraeus. he resigned from his post, citing an extramarital affair. the president reluctantly accepted his resignation friday. petraeus took over as cia director in september of 2011. before that he was leading operations in afghanistan. his resignation has left questions about the agency's future. >> well, i think it could be quite serious, i agree. that's why i said it's a sad day for the men and women at the
>> you all know who general david petraeus is. he loses his job, his career, his reputation, all over an affair. guys, let that be a lesson to you. if the cia director who has access to phony passports, elaborate disguises, has safehouses all over the world, if he can't keep an affair secret, you're screwed, okay? you don't have a chance. you don't have a chance. oh! man! >>> good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. 9:00 on the east coast, 6:00 a.m....
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we have a couple more nuggets coming to light in the david petraeus scandal. a friend of the suddenly disgraced cia chief and former four-star general says that general petraeus never gave paula broadwell classified information and has not had affairs with any other women. and i will suggest, once again, even though the local newspaper suggests that indeed there's another person who happens to be a woman, separately this friend, who has spoke ton to general petraeus throughout the weekend, quote, is he taking this hard. he sees this as a failure and this is a man who has never failed at anything, end quote. i also want to play for you a piece of an interview that we were mining this morning that paula broadwell gave to the, site examiner.com because she was out on the book circuit promoting her bestselling biography of david petraeus. listen to the words that she uses in the interview. >> when i realized the opportunity i had to tell this message to present this portrait of strategic leadership, you know, i'm not in love with david petraeus but he's a terrific
we have a couple more nuggets coming to light in the david petraeus scandal. a friend of the suddenly disgraced cia chief and former four-star general says that general petraeus never gave paula broadwell classified information and has not had affairs with any other women. and i will suggest, once again, even though the local newspaper suggests that indeed there's another person who happens to be a woman, separately this friend, who has spoke ton to general petraeus throughout the weekend,...
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the security concerns surrounding david petraeus's relationship with his biographer broadwell. you have found out new information about why the fbi was actually searching her home in north carolina earlier in the week. what were they looking for, and what do they believe her role is? >> well, what we're hearing now, suzanne, is that david petraeus, at some point earlier on had designated broadwell as his archivist. that is, to be the re pos itory of sort of the documents related to his military career. you can imagine we often think of that in relation to prior presidents who have a library david petraeus was assembling and leaving his documents, and he had broadwell, worry told, doing that for him. pretty interesting, suzanne, because, of course, we heard from surrogates for david petraeus that the relationship ended four months ago, so it's a question as to why would you have continued to have her be the repositivetory for these documents? we saw a five-hour search at broadwell's home. many documents pulled out. we're looking at those pictures now. clearly, the concern of the
the security concerns surrounding david petraeus's relationship with his biographer broadwell. you have found out new information about why the fbi was actually searching her home in north carolina earlier in the week. what were they looking for, and what do they believe her role is? >> well, what we're hearing now, suzanne, is that david petraeus, at some point earlier on had designated broadwell as his archivist. that is, to be the re pos itory of sort of the documents related to his...
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now there are some members of congress who still say we want to see david petraeus in that chair, but it is not really clear if that will happen, right now, it is michael morrell. >>> thank you very much. >>> ahead, deadly violence in the gaza strip, and violence between the countries. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. limb >>> palestinians in gaza say there was wounds from an artillery attack. medics say tank shells hit the area, wounding at least 24. the firing happened in galvesza after a tank shell hit the area. >>> and as cnn's ivan watson shows us, turks are afraid they could be dragged into this brutal war. >> reporter: the war in syria is spilling across the border into turkey, the nervous turkey soldiers worry as it continues between the government troops. here, armed syria rebels operate just a few hundred yards away from turkish guards, hundreds fleeing to turkey. more than 8,000 refugees entered the area, they say, in a single d
now there are some members of congress who still say we want to see david petraeus in that chair, but it is not really clear if that will happen, right now, it is michael morrell. >>> thank you very much. >>> ahead, deadly violence in the gaza strip, and violence between the countries. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. limb...
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he just exited a hearing that david petraeus was testifying in. of course, surrounding what happened in benghazi, libya. let's listen to congressman king. >> the original talking points prepared by the cia were different from the ones that were finally put out. as far as general petraeus, his testimony today was that from the start he had told us that this was a terrorist attack, terrorists involved from the start. my questions had a very different recollection of that, clear impression we were given is that the overwhelming amount of evidence is that it was -- rose out of a spontaneous demonstration and it was not a terrorist attack and pointed out the following week when matt olson said it was a terrorist attack and it made headlines because before then, the administration was saying it was not terrorists. it was very cordial, as you will. we all thanked him for his service. i think he has a different impression of the impressions he left on september 14th. >> mr. chairman, can you tell us whether or not his affair or security surrounding his af
he just exited a hearing that david petraeus was testifying in. of course, surrounding what happened in benghazi, libya. let's listen to congressman king. >> the original talking points prepared by the cia were different from the ones that were finally put out. as far as general petraeus, his testimony today was that from the start he had told us that this was a terrorist attack, terrorists involved from the start. my questions had a very different recollection of that, clear impression...
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. >>> lawmakers have pointed questions about the investigation into david petraeus' extramarital affair and want to know if national security was breached. peter king talked with candy crowley. >> they're saying the fbi didn't realize until election day that general petraeus was involved. it just doesn't add up. >> petraeus resigned from his post friday and admitted he had an affair. sources say the affair was with his biographer paula broadwell. >>> immigration reform appears to be in the works. charles schumer and lindsey graham say their plan involves a tough love path to citizenship. that plan went nowhere when they teamed up. there may be fresh motivation after election losses. >>> the death toll from sandy climbed to at least 113 with two more deaths reported in new york. two weeks after it crashed through residents in new york and new jersey are still cle clearing debris from their homes. the path rail system into manhattan will resume 5:00 a.m. >>> serious divergent rebel groups are formally united after the pressure from u.s. and arab nations. opposition leaders met in qatar an
. >>> lawmakers have pointed questions about the investigation into david petraeus' extramarital affair and want to know if national security was breached. peter king talked with candy crowley. >> they're saying the fbi didn't realize until election day that general petraeus was involved. it just doesn't add up. >> petraeus resigned from his post friday and admitted he had an affair. sources say the affair was with his biographer paula broadwell. >>> immigration...
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. >> we begin this hour with the downfall of general david petraeus. president obama accepted his resignation as cia director yesterday. petraeus cited an extra marital affair as the reason for stepping down. joining me now is cnn intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly. suzanne, good morning. i know you've had a busy couple of days here. so, how is the intelligence community processing this? have they made any sense of it yet? >> i think it will take days for that, randi, for a couple of reasons. just a shot here in washington. if you had polled the top minds in washington a week ago and asked them about david petraeus, they would be more likely to talk about future career ambitions than what was going on outside his marriage. that was such a stunner yesterday. not only did david petraeus step down as head of the cia, but admitted to doing so in a letter that he wrote to employees at the cia and i think, you know, processing sort of the shock of that is one part of this, but the other part that we're going to really focus on in the coming week is fin
. >> we begin this hour with the downfall of general david petraeus. president obama accepted his resignation as cia director yesterday. petraeus cited an extra marital affair as the reason for stepping down. joining me now is cnn intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly. suzanne, good morning. i know you've had a busy couple of days here. so, how is the intelligence community processing this? have they made any sense of it yet? >> i think it will take days for that, randi, for a...
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when did you last speak to david petraeus? >> i spoke with him last night and we exchanged some correspondence this morning. >> how would you describe his state of mind? >> well, i think his state of mind is fine. i would suggest, though, that he is very well aware of everything that's going on, how much hurt he has caused his family, the implications of him resigning and the poor judgment and decisions that he made that led to this. >> colonel, would you say that there's any part of general petraeus' state of mind that regrets resigning? the reason i ask that is that he was interviewed by the fbi three, four weeks ago and clearly didn't resign as a result of that interview, which must have been the moment he realized this was all potentially going to come out. and there is a suggestion in some reports that he believed for awhile he may be able to hang on to his job. >> well, i think he definitely regrets the reasoning behind why he had to resign. you have to understand the internal makeup of david petraeus. 37 plus years in u
when did you last speak to david petraeus? >> i spoke with him last night and we exchanged some correspondence this morning. >> how would you describe his state of mind? >> well, i think his state of mind is fine. i would suggest, though, that he is very well aware of everything that's going on, how much hurt he has caused his family, the implications of him resigning and the poor judgment and decisions that he made that led to this. >> colonel, would you say that...
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shall we, about about the e-mail resignation of the former cia director david petraeus. u.s. official tells cnn that petraeus' extramarital affair came into light because his biographer paula broadwell was sending harassing e-mails to a woman close to petraeus. earlier i asked why would the fbi investigate cia e-mails. >> because the fbi has jurisdiction if someone uses the internet to threat another person, so that's where the investigation began. it was not against director petraeus. it was because threats were being received over the internet and since they're coming in to someone working at cia headquarters and particularly in the executive area, that prompted the fbi to go ahead and investigate the threat. >> okay, so the big concern here then, that an outsider could have access quite simply to sensitive information and intelligence. >> well, that's the concern, when it starts, but when you look into that, in the cia or fbi headquarters or any of the intel agencies, often you have dual computer systems to that you can receive outside e-mails because someone might send a
shall we, about about the e-mail resignation of the former cia director david petraeus. u.s. official tells cnn that petraeus' extramarital affair came into light because his biographer paula broadwell was sending harassing e-mails to a woman close to petraeus. earlier i asked why would the fbi investigate cia e-mails. >> because the fbi has jurisdiction if someone uses the internet to threat another person, so that's where the investigation began. it was not against director petraeus. it...
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>> david petraeus has those answers. he is out of the cia now. if he sits down and tells the truth as he knows it, doesn't shave off the edges, we will get our answers. and congress will, too. we take it from the next step. but somebody, i'm sorry, should be fired for benghazi. should have closed that place down. >> robert baer, former cia operative. thank you so much for joining us today. >>> in the next hour, president obama will head to new york to meet families trying to recover from superstorm sandy. will he visit staten island, one of the hardest hit areas, and take an aerial tour. he will also meet with city officials, first responders and f fema staff. this will be the president's first time touring the region in new york. he he will be joined by new york governor andrew cuomo and mayor michael bloomberg and members of his cabinet. >>> former republican nominee, mitt romney now claiming the president won re-election by giving gifts to after r african-americans, hispanics and younger voters. this is how romney explained his loss in a phone
>> david petraeus has those answers. he is out of the cia now. if he sits down and tells the truth as he knows it, doesn't shave off the edges, we will get our answers. and congress will, too. we take it from the next step. but somebody, i'm sorry, should be fired for benghazi. should have closed that place down. >> robert baer, former cia operative. thank you so much for joining us today. >>> in the next hour, president obama will head to new york to meet families trying...
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the web now involving the former cia chief david petraeus. gets more tangled. we're learning more about the woman who triggered the entire investigation. and the e-mails that she exchanged with general john allen. also the new 911 call that she made over the weekend. she was annoyed with reporters traipsing across her lawn. and some of the claims she made on that call. >>> new york congressman steve israel is going to join us this morning. pennsylvania congresswoman allison schwartz, general james "spider" marks joins us, and patty murray. newt gingrich and callista gingrich will join us. they've written his and her books. going to talk about what the republican party needs to do as it moves ahead. and we'll talk to oliver stone. he's written a lot and done a number of movies on historical events. whether it's vietnam or jfk's assassination. but he says history as we know it is all wrong, and that there's an untold history. yes. an untold history. he'll tell us what that's all about. >> all wrong? >> completely wrong. throw away everything you knew. you thought
the web now involving the former cia chief david petraeus. gets more tangled. we're learning more about the woman who triggered the entire investigation. and the e-mails that she exchanged with general john allen. also the new 911 call that she made over the weekend. she was annoyed with reporters traipsing across her lawn. and some of the claims she made on that call. >>> new york congressman steve israel is going to join us this morning. pennsylvania congresswoman allison schwartz,...
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that's the david petraeus that i know. >> should a general in his position who has moved on to run the cia have to resign his post over an affair, which is really what this seems to have been about? >> my opinion, yes. any commander of an organization who is caught in that kind of compromising behavior, someone who is supposed to set the standards and enforce the standards for that organization, when he is caught in a compromising position, he's got to do the honorable thing and step down. i think attorney general mukasey
that's the david petraeus that i know. >> should a general in his position who has moved on to run the cia have to resign his post over an affair, which is really what this seems to have been about? >> my opinion, yes. any commander of an organization who is caught in that kind of compromising behavior, someone who is supposed to set the standards and enforce the standards for that organization, when he is caught in a compromising position, he's got to do the honorable thing and...